Tag: Driving Under Influence

DUI: Ryan Terrell crashes car, says he “saw a deer, but that may not be true”

Jason Steen

27-year-old Ryan Terrell says he drank two sixteen-ounce “Voodoo Rangers” before crashing his car near Hwy 70 & Charlotte Pike just after 2 a.m. Saturday. After the crash, he exited his vehicle and began walking down the road with bloody hands, where officers located him approximately 1.5 miles from the crash site. He explained he was headed home from work when, “I saw a deer, and that may not be true,” when asked about the crash. He was visibly intoxicated and admitted he was drunk during questioning. After a blood draw, Terrell was transported to booking.

DUI: Alyssa Coley found passed out in drivers seat

Brodie Martin

27-year-old Alyssa Coley was found passed out in her driver’s seat by NFD on November 12. Officers attempted to break the passenger side of the window because Coley was unresponsive to officers’ attempts to wake her. When awake, Coley told officers that she was driving home from a party and began feeling tired, so she pulled over to nap. She also started to say to officers that she only had one and a half drinks but later told them that she had mixed three drinks before driving home. Coley was observed to be heavily intoxicated, so officers took her to the hospital for a field sobriety test and a blood sample. Coley was taken into custody and charged with DUI.

Riley Atzen charged with DUI after night in downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police initiated a traffic stop on 20-year-old Riley Atzen early Thursday morning as she was driving on West End Ave without any headlights. As officers approached the car, they report Atzen smelled of alcohol and dilated pupils, and slurred speech. She was reportedly confused and unable to follow instructions. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and blew a 0.154% BAC on a breathalyzer.

DUI: “I’m lit… I know I’m drunk…Give me a sec, I’m a little tipsy…” — Mvuezolo Rose Mapangala

Jason Steen

“I’m lit… I know I’m drunk… give me a sec, I’m a little tipsy…” are all things that police say 24-year-old Mvuezolo Rose Mapangala said after she was found in a crashed vehicle on Edmonson Pike. A witness to the crash, who pulled her from the wreckage, says she also offered him $300 to go on about his day and “let her go”. Court records show she performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was transported to booking where she was charged with DUI and violation of the implied consent law. She is free on a $3,000 bond.

Man arrested for driving under influence of marijuana, resisting arrest

Jason Steen

Kevin Helm, 23, passed a MNPD officer, doing 44 in a 35 mph zone. He then admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking a small amount of alcohol. He was arrested and charged with DUI, simple possession, and resisting arrest.

Lyft CRL Agent Danielle Dame has Driving Crisis of Her Own – DUI Charge

Jason Steen

Lyft has a special department to help their drivers that get pulled over, in accidents, or other emergency situations – it’s called the CRL, or Critical Response Line. The agents are staffed here in Nashville, and one of those agents here in East Nashville that normally helps others through emergency situations found herself on the opposite end of the situation. Meet Danielle Dame. On Tuesday, MNPD responded to a traffic accident, where she was found to be at fault at the scene. Normally this would be nothing newsworthy, just another…